Product Review: Preschool Training Scissors
/Teaching children to use scissors can be a challenge. There could be blood… scars… severed fingers…wait, just kidding!
But really, scissor skills are not easy for little hands that may not have the strength to open and close the grip, the gross motor skills to hold the scissors at the right angle to cut, or the coordination to control the paper with one hand and the scissors with the other. Scissors can be “Disaster Central” with your little one, but they don’t have to be. At least, not when you have the right tools.
When you’re ready for scissors, I recommend Fiskars Pre-School Training Scissors (found on Amazon). Not only are they super inexpensive, but they perform perfectly.
When set in the “training” mode, the scissors automatically retract back to the open position. All your little one has to do is close the scissors to cut and they automatically spring back open. This feature helps train the hand muscles to maneuver the open-close skill, helping your rascals master scissors!
Don’t throw out these scissors when your little one becomes competent. Simply retract the arrow to the starting position and you have standard scissors anyone can use. My youngest rascal, just shy of 2.5 years old, took to these scissors immediately. The auto-open function is genius!
If your little one is not yet ready for scissors, start by letting them tear paper. It is just as easy as it sounds! I saved tissue paper from birthday gifts and junk mail for this task (I think tissue paper tears a little easier than regular paper, so start there and then build up). Let your child tear and rip up that paper as they develop the muscle strength in their hands and arms. Then, when they are ready, you can introduce the perfect training scissors.
Tried and tested by Brandi Stanton, mother of 2 rascals, ages 2 and 4.
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